Armley Dance Studios

We would like to wish a wonderful day filled with more dancing memories to everyone in the PRIMA GRAND FINAL,
staged at Blackburn Empire Theatre.
Lots of dancing, meeting up with friends and so much talent will fill the stage. 💜

Here are our finalists who over the last 12 months have competed in Prima regional championships and qualified -

🏆Miss Prima Betsy Raj
🏆Miss Prima Eve Edwards
🏆Miss Prima Scarlett Delany
🏆Harry Horsfall Junior Tap
🏆Grace Butler Senior Ballet
🏆Grace Butler Junior Tap
🏆Ella Webb Junior Tap
🏆Rose Smith Junior Tap
🏆Ellie Brown Junior Song
🏆Teyha Hodgson Senior Modern
🏆Tehya Hodgson Senior Song &Dance
🏆Amaiya Robson Juv Song & Dance
🏆Tehya Hodgson Senior Tap
🏆Edie Frankland Juv Song & Dance
🏆Scarlett Delany Senior Modern
🏆Scarlett Delany Senior Tap
🏆Scarlett Delany Senior Acro
🏆Drew Varley Junior Ballet
🏆Drew Varley Junior Modern
🏆Drew Varley Junior Tap
🏆Lacey Longbottom Juv Song and Dance.

A special shout out to all our runner up dancers who also competed throughout the year in different genres. ⭐️👏⭐️👏
Unfortunately quite a lot of our pupils are still on holiday or actually on a flight coming back !! ✈️🏝️this weekend.
However 🎉CONGRATULATIONS🎉
to all performers dancing have a fabulous time.
Thank you 💜Prima Events 💜for organising such friendly and well organised heats, festivals and the grand final through out the last year.

The joys of jumping 🧡💛🖤
Another excellent shot from Steve Cooper catching Eve in flight. 📸

A few more pictures coming in. 📸 📸🥳

It sure is holiday season for dancers🌞
But these few dancers have managed to dance at the last few Prima Dance Championship Events to end the year
and have earned some very nice sunshine results - ☀️🎭👏🏻👏🏻🎭☀️

🏆Teyha - Senior Song & Dance Championship Runner Up. 🥈

🏆Edie - Juvenile Song & Dance Championship Runner Up.🥈

🏆Scarlett -Senior Tap Championship Runner Up.🥈

Scarlett - Senior Modern Championship 3rd.🥉

Eve E - Miss Prima Championship 3rd🥉

Rose - Jun Lyrical Championship 4th 🌟

Eve E - Senior Song & Dance Championship 5th 🌟

Looking lovely, well done all. 🎉🌟🎉🌟

A few more pictures to enjoy of our dancers🩶🖤📷🖤🩶
All taken by the brilliant Steve Cooper at dance events. 🎭

Steve Cooper Photography 📸

What a shot 🥢🖤❤️🖤🥢
From the amazing Steve Cooper📷

Steve Cooper Photography

💎DIAMOND THEATRE FESTIVAL💎
You have been a blast …. 💥It is always a great way to finish our dancing year.
We love watching all the numbers and seeing everyone enjoying their dancing and performing with drive and enthusiasm. Although at times it can also be physically demanding to keep going, especially inters and seniors.💪🏼

Every dancer is on their own pathway, so applause to each and everyone of you diamonders 💎💎💎👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
You are all 💠d i a m o n d s 💠in your own way, you have shown some cracking work. 🌟🩶💛🖤🌟
Results -
🏆B Winner - Amaiya Robson.
🏆B R.U. - Edie Frankland.
🏆C Winner - 3x tie Lacey Longbottom/ Harry Horsfall/ Amelia Crosswaite.
🏆D Winner - Drew Varley
🏆E Winner - Hannah Lukasiewicz
🏆F Winner - Betsy Raj
🏆F R.U. - Aimee Galley
🏆Junior Novice - Emily Roebuck
🏆Senior Novice - Tie Emily Trott
🏆Senior Acro - Eva Lee
🏆Junior Lyrical - Arabella Danby
🏆Senior Lyrical - Hannah Lukasiewicz
🏆Junior Vocal - Amaiya Robson
🏆Sen Trio W/Song - Bethany/ Aimee/ Betsy
🏆Sen Trio N/Song - Betsy/Scarlett/Tehya
🏆Sen Classical Trio - Drew/Aimee/Scarlett
🏆Sen Duet W/Song - Betsy/Teyha
🏆Senior National - Aimee Galley
🏆Inter National - Rose Smith
🏆Junior National - Tilly Buchanan
🏆Inter Classical Trio - Sophie/Rose/Drew
🏆Inter Trio W/Song - Arabella/Arielle/Nevaya
🏆Junior Duet W/Song - Edie/Amaiya
🏆Best Dressed Costume - Eve Edwards
🏆Most Promising Junior - Elsie Egan
🏆Most Promising Senior - Grace Butler
🏆Personality - Lucy Weekes
🏆Boys Award - Harry Horsfall
🏆Adjudicators Choice Winners - Teyha/Betsy/Scarlett
🏆Highest Tap - Besty Raj
🏆Highest Character - Aimee Galley
🏆Highest Song & Dance - Betsy Raj
🏆Highest Ballet - Hannah Lukasiewicz
🏆Highest Modern - Tie Hannah Lukasiewicz
🏆Highest Mark of Festival Tie Hannah Lukasiewicz
💎🏆💎Chosen Diamond Competitor
Hannah Lukasiewicz

Wowzers team ADS what a lot of work.
💎⭐️🎉🌟💛🩰💃🎼🪩

💎YORKSHIRE DIAMOND TDCI
MODERN CHAMPIONSHIPS 💎 ….. and what cracking sections they were.⭐️🔥

💎Senior Modern RU 🥈- Betsy Raj.

💎Senior Modern 3rd 🥉Place Hannah Lukasiewicz.

💎Junior Modern 4th ⭐️Place - Drew Varley.

💎Senior Modern ⭐️6th Place - Eve Edwards.

💎Junior Modern ⭐️6th Place - Lacey Longbottom and first time in a TDCI Junior Modern Championship.🐦

Fantastic dancers, such great performances all round. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

DIAMOND THEATRE FESTIVAL 💎💎💎
You have been a busy one.. 😃
Here are our Adjudicators Choices from the festival. -

💎Betsy Raj - F Tap

💎Aimee Galley - F Character

💎Hannah Lukasiewicz - E Ballet

💎Eva Lee - Senior Acro

💎Senior Trio No Song - Teyha/Scarlett and Betsy.

Such a great array of dancers from all the chosen dancers from the festival.
Brilliant everyone. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Super proud to say the ‘drummers trio’
🏆WON🏆the Adjudicators choice and the adjudicator had some great truthful words to say how intricate and how it must take some rehearsing!!
She was not wrong, it definitely does. So the words were very much appreciated. 🥢🥢🥢🎶🎶🥢🥢🥢🎵🥢🥢🥢🎼
B T and S chuffed for you and in the hot costumes! 🥵

Oh my this just happened for Drewberry 💛🖤💛
🏆WINNER 🏆of the 💎Diamond Heat of World Performer 💎 and through to the 🌏TDCI World Performer GRAND FINAL 🌏staged at the Winter Gardens Opera House Blackpool Nov 26

This is a huge achievement at just 13yrs
You go Drew and cherish everything that goes with this amazing event. ⭐️🎭
Big CONGRATULATIONS 🎉🎉👏🏻👏🏻